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Dan Carrocci www.drill-safe.com 59 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® AUGUST 2013 Healthy Hands Begin with Quality Skin Care Adapted from Information from GOJO Industries, Inc. Drilling companies rely on people’s hands to get work done in tough envi- ronments. According to the hand care specialists at GOJO Industries Inc., every company can benefit from providing hand washing education to its drilling crew. GOJO’s industrial hand cleaning products have been a main- stay for hard- w o r k i n g emp l o y e e s for nearly 70 years. They are an innovator in cleaning and condi t ioning dirty hands to resist compli- cations from years of hard work in tough soils. “Since we introduced industrial hand cleaner for Akron’s rubber and other man- ufacturing workers, GOJO has helped companies educate employees about cleaning and conditioning their hands. That education, in turn, can enhance their at-work experience,” said Jim Brown, GOJO Tough Soils market manager. “GOJO has informative videos, posters, and other materials available on our Web site to share with workers. Our education- al materials are useful in automotive shops and manufacturing plants to com- plement our line of industrial hand cleaner products.” Share these healthy hand tips with your crew. DO: • Use professional-grade skin con- ditioner before and after work. • Wash regularly with the industrial hand cleaner designed for your soils. • Use the gentlest cleaner that is effective. • Wash hands in warm water. • Use wipes for in between cleanup. • Keep tools clean to help keep hands clean. DON’T: • Use harsh detergents, solvents, or chemicals to clean skin. • Use regular bar soap if your hands are greasy and grimy, as weak soap can cause you to scrub too hard. • Use abrasives or brushes not de- signed for skin. • Put dirty hands into gloves. To celebrate those who work in tough jobs, the company announced the GOJO Tough Job - Sweet Deal Giveaway. “One of the great things about our customers is they don’t mind getting their hands dirty in accomplishing big things in their tough jobs,” said GOJO Tough Soils Market Manager Jim Brown. “They rely on GOJO industrial...hand degreaser and conditioning products. Our Tough Job - Sweet Deal Giveaway is a way for us to acknowledge our customers’ strong work ethic and reward some of them for shar- Useof GOJO ® HANDMEDIC ® professional skin condition- er is recommended before work, after handwashing, and at night to help main- tain the skin’s natural pro- tective barrier. ing their experiences with us via photos and videos.” Details are available at: www.gojo.com/ToughJobSweetDeal. GOJO is headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with offices in the United Kingdom, France, Australasia, Japan, and Brazil.